Today, we finished up blog discussions over the 1930s..and Mr. Bruns went over the test...
Music in the 1930's:
Jazz music was pretty popular..halfway through decade, swing music became very popular.."Sweep Jazz" with violins was the type of jazz most listened to...some songs such as "Over the Rainbow" and "Eye of the Bird" were popular songs...many songs were written about the Great Depression...people looked to music for inspiration since it wasn't depressing..main instruments were piano, clarinet, and saxophone in bands... there was a lot of fast paced jazzy swing music that people would dance to. people would listen to the radio or record players to listen to music..."Get Happy" was a well known song back in the thirties.
Fads in the 1930's:
Gold fish swallowing, stamp collecting, miniature golfing, most men wore hats, drive in movie theaters, gambling (Las Vegas really took off), Betty Boop (cartoon character), FDR was a big stamp collecter..
Fashion in the 1930's:
Women wore really fancy dresses, people had less money so longer skirts (more conservative) was worn, synthetic fibers became more common because it was cheaper, women wore swim suits and dresses that showed their backs so they could tan, men wore suits with shoulder pads, men wore knicker boxers (short pants), dresses were poofy, men wore dark colored suits, number of buttons increased on shirts, childeren: boys wore overalls, girls wore dresses, hand-me-downs became very common, people wore fur, hats, and feathers, trench coats...
-Sports in the 1930's-boxing and baseball was becoming more popular..even during the winter olympics...yankees were very popular with Babe Ruth; the bix boxer was Joe Lewis who beat a German Nazi (Max Schmeling); in 1936, the olympics....Jessee won a bunch of races (american) ...there was a female trackstar that won a bunch of olympic trials all by herself...as she got older she became one of the world's best female golfers...most people liked boxing because they could gamble...the radio was also making money since many listened to the radio...horse racing was also very big..hockey was on the rise...Fred Perry was popular in tennis...was one of the greates decades of sports...race car racing...
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